Society

When skepticism collides with human experience. The societal implications of scientific skepticism.

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From the archive: Scientology is more dangerous than we might think

Allen Hunt -
From the archives in 1991, Allen Hunt responds to coverage of Scientology, arguing that the cult is more dangerous than people may have thought
History

Back-masking: you can’t always hear what you want

Sean Slater -
During the Satanic Panic, paranoia that rock music included sinister messages via 'back-masking' made it all the way into the courtroom
Environmentalism

Rawson’s “Human/Nature” challenges mainstream ideas about conservation

Ted Lefroy -
"Human/Nature", by Jane Rawson - past Environment Editor at The Conversation - offers some confronting questions from a lifelong conservationist
Paranormal

A brief history of The Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit

Chris French -
After decades researching parapsychology and testing paranormal claims, the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit at Goldsmith's closed it's doors for the final time in 2024.
Archive

From the archive: The Blondlot Bombshell – the rise and fall of N-rays

Bill Penny -
From the archives in 1991, Bill Penny recounts the experiments which proved that the exciting new field of N-ray research was nothing but self-delusion
Archive

From the archive: The New Age and the crisis of belief

Tim Axon -
From the archives in 1991, Tim Axon on the increased popularity of New Age thought and decreased belief in conventional spirituality
History

DNA analysis almost certainly hasn’t just solved the mystery of Jack the Ripper

Mike Hall -
DNA analysis claiming that Jack the Ripper was a Polish barber are based less in science and more in our morbid fascination with serial killers
Archive

From the archive: Roswell Revisited in 1991 – the final crash of the UFOs?

Christopher Allan -
From the archives in 1991, Christopher Allan reports on the growth in interest at the time in the supposed UFO crash in Roswell, New Mexico
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